MJDForge Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Is it posible to truly fail if you are trying to? Matthew DempseyArchangel Bladesarchangel.knives@gmail.comIronworkCustom Knives https://www.facebook.com/archangel.blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lester Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Only if you do it right.....only if you succeed.....Oh h%#l, now you're going to have me up all night thinking about this. Doug Lester HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDForge Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 Well, if you are trying to fail, and you do, then you have succeeded. I came upon this Wednesday night. Matthew DempseyArchangel Bladesarchangel.knives@gmail.comIronworkCustom Knives https://www.facebook.com/archangel.blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Clark Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 There is no try. Do, or do not. Thus saith Yoda, and he is right, methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longstrider Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 There is no try. Do, or do not. Thus saith Yoda, and he is right, methinks. Surely Howard... "It depends..." "If it's not sharp, it's just a piece of metal." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Murch Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 define truly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Clark Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Surely Howard... "It depends... I reckon you got me there. As for defining truly, I think I shall take a pass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Geldart Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Surely Howard... "It depends..." Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Murch Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I reckon you got me there. As for defining truly, I think I shall take a pass... relative to the user, not you hot shot . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) "We never failed to fail: it was the easiest thing to do." Song lyrics that get stuck in your head. If you set your standards low enough, you always can say to yourself that you succeeded. Eventually, you might even believe it. A wise man once told me that half of the people in the world can't cope with failure, the other half can't cope with success. Edited May 21, 2009 by John McPherson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah Lake Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Well, if you are trying to fail, and you do, then you have succeeded. I came upon this Wednesday night. Thus Mathew once again steals my thunder! The extraordinary has never been achieved without the sacrifice of security. Take your chances thin, and take them often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Ty got this one right: It's all a matter of perspective. Some things you can't look at whole. Some things you need to break down. The end goal is to succeed. It doesn't matter at what. By succeeding, you complete this goal, and have achieved success. However, succeeding at failing can also be seen as a total failure. In fact, it is both, and depends entirely upon the point of view of the person looking at it. There are four possible views of the situation, lumping them in to one will end in a fruitless cycle of confusion. Some assumptions must be made, of course. In this case, the fact that succeeding at failing leaves a mangled end result. First, seeing the attempt to be a success, and the overall project a failure. Second, seeing the attempt to be a success, and the overall project not a complete failure. Third, seeing the attempt to be a failure, and the overall project a failure. Fourth, seeing the attempt to be a failure, and the overall project a success. Some of those scenarios are hard to do. In the second one you have to fail at failing, and still fail. That's pretty harsh. So above and beyond I imagine, drawn beyond the lines of reason. Push the envelope, watch it bend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDForge Posted June 20, 2009 Author Share Posted June 20, 2009 I think you lost me. Matthew DempseyArchangel Bladesarchangel.knives@gmail.comIronworkCustom Knives https://www.facebook.com/archangel.blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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